Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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